News

In addition to surviving extreme cold, this tough little frog tolerates a good measure of dehydration, no doubt an adaptation to its life away from water. For more information about the wood frog ...
In this edition of A Moment in the Wild, meet one of our early spring breeding species of frogs, the wood frog. This species may vary in color from tan and browns to reds and pinks, but is ...
It’s Amphibian Week, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is hopping into celebration by spotlighting one of the state’s most helping, and often misunderstood, residents: the American ...
This is Lingít Word of the Week. Each week, we feature a Lingít word voiced by master speakers. Lingít has been spoken ...
Kids squeal as peepers hop onto their shirt-fronts and marvel at wood-frogs. In New England, the star of Big Night amphibians is the spotted Salamander. They are around 6 inches long, black with ...
Frogs like the wood frog and a few other hardy species have developed an extraordinary adaptation: they can survive being frozen in winter, sometimes for weeks or even months. Unlike most animals ...
Researchers found that wood frog (Rana sylvatica) tadpoles can adjust their growth and development in response to ranavirus, potentially improving their chances of survival. A group of viruses that ...
Friday 25, the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary (CVHAS) held its annual “Frog Watch” at Dickinson Park.
A small brown frog squats motionless in a den of green moss. It inhales no breath, has no heartbeat, yet it is not dead. Rock hard and icy to the touch, this speckled North American wood frog is ...
The series of videos, filmed over the last seven months by Capouellez, focuses on wild populations of American toads, wood frogs, gray tree frogs and pickerel frogs and will be posted during the week.